Thursday, September 18, 2014

autumn is upon us

Autumn is here even though it is warm and sunny. Early in the morning the mist lends a mysterious feel to the lane. Meanwhile stinkhorns are out. When they first emerge the head is covered in a glistening grey green slimy skin. It has a very pungent smell which attracts flies. This one was covered in blue flies, many of which flew away at the approach of the camera lens, but enough remained to illustrate how effective this method of spore dispersal is.

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About Me

Spot, a lurcher, of Venterdon, near Stoke Climsland, PL17. Articulate and bright for a dog. Has Nikon D600 (!). His blog contains many pictures of Cornish countryside,flora and fauna, mainly in Tamar valley, through the seasons.

about the blog

we live on the Cornish side of the Tamar Valley, in Stoke Climsland where the Post Office is celebrating its 175th year!

If you want to see pictures of local scenes etc click on the labels at the side of the blog. There are hundreds of photographs of flora, fauna and things of local interest on this blog and I strongly encourage you to explore it by using the blog search facility.